Embarking on their annual run, the Fantasia are attacked by road rats: their food is stolen and Ferdy is shot.

Travelling onward to Newton, the Fantasia are stopped by a roadblock set up by Ida and her gang of Hillfolk.

Running low on fuel, the Fantasia stop of at Gramth, a grim industrial city. Told that there is little fuel due to rebel activity, and thus prices are high, Garland, Timon and Eden start to discover that this is not the truth, and begin to take the rebels point of view.

Whilst stopping off at the simple village of Swampton, Eden and Goneril are accused of witchcraft by the witch-finder, an evil woman who claims to be protecting the villagers from evil spirits, demons and witches.

Fed up with constantly eating turnips, the Fantasia decide to stop off at Greentown, where the food is said to be divine. However, on arrival the Fantasia, with the exception of Boomer, seem to fall under a trance.

After passing a small settlement, Tane and Jewel fall ill with a deadly plague, soon followed by Goneril and Eden.

Finally arriving at Newton, the Fantasia find an impostor claiming to be from Solis and trying to obtain the solar converter.

On the journey back to Solis, the Fantasia are diverted from their route because of landmines. They must now travel through Urukopaina - radioactive tunnels of the dead.

Now travelling on areas off their map, Yves wins a map of the area including Solis from some friendly travellers. They follow it, but find it to be incorrect, leading them to the sea.

Whilst resting, the Fantasia are attacked by flying Birdboys. Their food is stolen, but more importantly the solar converter goes missing.

The Fantasia reach Pilgrim's Vantage - a point which overlooks Solis - six weeks before the solstice.

With just two days left to reach Solis, the Fantasia must cross the lake, which contains a serpent-like monster, the Taniwha.

With only one day left to reach Solis, chances of success for Solis seem non-existent. The Fantasia have no trucks, and thus no way of making it in time.